What is the legal status of female infanticide? Does the law recognize it as a separate problem?
The law has not and does not recognize the problem as a separate one, as there is no specific legislation, dealing with it. Although infanticide is a case of homicide and is often dealt with under the provisions, relating to murder, it is often very difficult to prove it as a homicide offence, largely because of the methods that are employed to kill the child. Criminal charges can be pressed against the actors, the fear of which often leads to indirect methods of killing the baby girl. Here, a very thin line separates infanticide and death due to sheer neglect. The abandonment of a child, under the age of twelve years, is punishable under Section 317 of the Indian Penal Code, which provides imprisonment up to 7 years or fine or both for the parents or, other persons, having the care of a child under the age of twelve years, if the child is exposed to or left in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning it. However, if the child dies as a result of such exposure, the accused are
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